Matt HughesGrappler

Welterweight · 45-9 · switch

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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
53
Elo Rating
1677.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.36 significant strikes per minute — better than 98% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 53% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages 2.95 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 86% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Stops only 35% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 94% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands only 2.14 significant strikes per minute — worse than 85% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.14
    Bottom 15%
  • Striking accuracy
    53%
    Top 9%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.36
    Top 2%
  • Striking defense
    53%
    Bottom 37%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.95
    Top 14%
  • Takedown accuracy
    50%
    Top 23%
  • Takedown defense
    35%
    Bottom 6%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.20
    Top 16%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1543, higher than 52% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1678).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Serra14:40Gracie3:15Almeida0:21Penn4:59Koscheck
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LJosh Koscheck
UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage
2011-09-24 · KO/TKO, R1 4:59
LBJ Penn
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida
2010-11-20 · KO/TKO, R1 0:21
WRicardo Almeida
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-08-07 · Submission, R1 3:15
WRenzo Gracie
UFC 112: Invincible
2010-04-10 · KO/TKO, R3 4:40
WMatt Serra
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2009-05-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LThiago Alves
UFC 85: Bedlam
2008-06-07 · KO/TKO, R2 1:02
LGeorges St-PierreTitle
UFC 79: Nemesis
2007-12-29 · Submission, R2 4:54
WChris Lytle
UFC 68: The Uprising
2007-03-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGeorges St-PierreTitle
UFC 65: Bad Intentions
2006-11-18 · KO/TKO, R2 1:25
WBJ PennTitle
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn
2006-09-23 · KO/TKO, R3 3:53
WRoyce Gracie
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie
2006-05-27 · KO/TKO, R1 4:39
WJoe Riggs
UFC 56: Full Force
2005-11-19 · Submission, R1 3:28
WFrank TriggTitle
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
2005-04-16 · Submission, R1 4:05
WGeorges St-PierreTitle
UFC 50: The War Of '04
2004-10-22 · Submission, R1 4:59
WRenato Verissimo
UFC 48: Payback
2004-06-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBJ PennTitle
UFC 46: Supernatural
2004-01-31 · Submission, R1 4:39
WFrank TriggTitle
UFC 45: Revolution
2003-11-21 · Submission, R1 3:54
WSean SherkTitle
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
2003-04-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WGil CastilloTitle
UFC 40: Vendetta
2002-11-22 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R1 5:00
WCarlos NewtonTitle
UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
2002-07-13 · KO/TKO, R4 3:37
WHayato SakuraiTitle
UFC 36: Worlds Collide
2002-03-22 · KO/TKO, R4 3:01
WCarlos NewtonTitle
UFC 34: High Voltage
2001-11-02 · KO/TKO, R2 1:27
LDennis Hallman
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
2000-12-16 · Submission, R1 0:20
WMarcelo Aguiar
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams
2000-06-09 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R1 4:34
WValeri Ignatov
UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
1999-09-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00